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Conducted an internal investigation of an Argentine energy company implicated in the Argentine cash-bribery ("notebooks") scandal. The investigation satisfied the company's auditors that company funds had not been used for bribes.
Helped obtain federal court authorization for discovery from Wells Fargo and Citibank on behalf of Argentine real estate investors defrauded in a scheme in which the same property was sold to multiple buyers. An Argentine judge had requested the U.S. bank account information, and the Section 1782 petition opened that access.
Led internal investigations in Brazil, Argentina, Mexico, Colombia, and the United Kingdom for subsidiaries of publicly traded U.S. and European companies. The matters involved international corruption, accounting fraud, Bank Secrecy Act violations, AML compliance failures, and senior executive misconduct. Represented companies and their audit committees before the SEC, the DOJ, and other agencies.
Pursued District Court and Eleventh Circuit litigation on behalf of a Venezuelan businessman whose assets were seized by FARC terrorism victims despite no direct evidentiary connection to the FARC, drafting the Court of Appeals brief challenging the district court's findings.
Worked on the defense of a former Gunvor executive charged in the Eastern District of New York in connection with an approximately $22 million PetroEcuador bribery scheme. Gunvor S.A., the Swiss energy trading company, separately pleaded guilty in March 2024 to conspiracy to violate the FCPA and paid a $374.56 million criminal fine as part of a $474.4 million global resolution, admitting it paid intermediaries more than $97 million between 2012 and 2020 to bribe PetroEcuador officials to obtain and retain oil-trading business.
Represented an Argentine company in a dispute alleging that a U.S. manufacturer fraudulently switched the model year of an aircraft it sold (approximately $6 million). Related executives are under indictment.
Defended an international arbitration concerning private-placement investments in Brazil.
Conducted an internal investigation of accounting and internal-control deficiencies at a Mexican oil-drilling company.